EURASIA 2018 11 & 12 September, InterContinental Istanbul, Turkey

THE ONLY DEDICATED EXECUTIVE MEETING WITH AN EXCLUSIVE FOCUS ON THE EURASIAN TELECOMS MARKET

EARLYBIRD DISCOUNT EARLYBIRD €1,249 FULL PRICE €1,349 (SAVING €100*) *VALID UNTIL 10 AUGUST

Ivo Ivanov Dino Andreou Maxim Akinin Paolo Ficini Mehmet Toros Emre Erdem CEO CEO Director of International CEO CEO Carrier Relations & DE-CIX OTEGLOBE Carrier Business SPARKLE TURKEY TURK TELEKOM Wholesale Director INTERNATIONAL TURKCELL 250+ 100+ 40+ 20+ SENIOR LEVEL COMPANIES COUNTRIES INDUSTRY-LEADING EXECUTIVES SPEAKERS

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We are delighted to announce that the 7th Capacity Eurasia will be held in Istanbul. As carriers and operators increasingly seek alternative sources of revenue, Capacity Eurasia 2018 will help wholesale businesses address the increasing demand for connectivity to alternative terrestrial and subsea routes across Eurasia, cyber security for the burgeoning data centre business, OTTs and diversified services. The event will also have a focus on market opportunities in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as developments in 5G rollout throughout Eurasia.

WHY ATTEND CAPACITY EURASIA 2018?

An exciting line-up An opportunity to Join the fast- Premium networking of renowned experts monetise on growing growing Eurasian & opportunities with senior- speaking about potential demand for colocation A second touchpoint after Balkan IP ecosystem with level delegates in Istanbul opportunities for growth and interconnection Capacity Middle East to past attendance from – an important access through alternative routes, services in Turkey and to connect with Middle Eastern carriers based in Albania, point connecting Asia, diverse revenue sources extend your footprint in carriers, with previous Azerbaijan, , Europe and the Middle and new technologies Eurasia attendance from carriers Georgia, , , East , & many based in Afghanistan, Iraq, more Israel, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE & more PREVIOUS ATTENDEES INCLUDE: ADTRAN ECO NETWORKS SPIRE EUROPE LIMITED AKAMAI EKINOPS MASARAT SWISS NETWORKING SOLUTIONS AKTON EPSILON MEDIAFON SWITCHOVER ALBAREED EQUINIX MEDNAUTILUS TATA COMMUNICATIONS ALCATEL-LUCENT SUBMARINE NETWORKS ESER TELEKOM MEGAFON TAWASUL TELECOM ALSARD FIBER E-SHELTER FACILITY SERVICES MOBILINK - VIMPELCOM TELARIX ETISALAT MOONSTAR COMMUNICATIONS TELECOM ASIA AMB GLOBAL COMMUNICATION EXATEL MOVEN REGULATORY ANALYSYS MASON EXPEREO INTERNATIONAL MTT AUTHORITY OF LEBANON APELBY COMMUNICATIONS FACEBOOK MULTINET PAKISTAN TELEFONICA ARJAN CAPITAL FORTHNET NEIDE TELECOM TELEGEOGRAPHY ARYACELL GASLINE NEOTEL MACEDONIA TELEKOM GROUP DEVELOPMENT GBI -CONNECT GROUP WHOLESALE AVYS TELECOM GEO STRATEGIC COMMODITIES CONS NEWTELCO TELEKOM SLOVENIJE AZERTELECOM GLOBAL CLOUD XCHANGE NOBEL B2B EURASIA EXPRESS GOOGLE NORDCONNECT BCIX MANAGEMENT GTT NOVATEL TELEYEMEN BHARTI AIRTEL HUTCHISON GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS NTT TELIA CARRIER BICS ICS HOLDING OMANTEL TELIASONERA INTERNATIONAL CARRIER BISTALK TELECOM IDC ORANGE T-SYSTEMS CIS BRILLIANT TELECOM IDT GLOBAL OTEGLOBE TTC TELEPORT BT INFINERA PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATION AUTHORITY TURK TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL BULGARTEL INFONAS PALTEL TURKCELL BUSINESS SVIAZ HOLDING INTER CARRIER PCCW GLOBAL TURKNET CAPITAL CITY SERVICE INTERCONNECT PEERLESS NETWORK TWILIO CAUCASUS ONLINE INTEROUTE PRIMETEL TWT SPA CHANNEL BV / SELLAIR INVITEL RETN UN ILETISIM BILGISAYAR VE ELEKTRIK CHINA TELECOM GLOBAL IPVOIP REVE SYSTEMS SISTEMLERI SAN.VE TIC CHINA UNICOM GLOBAL JERASOFT ROSHAN UNIFI COMMUNICATIONS COLT KAZTRANSCOM ROSTELECOM VANRISE SOLUTIONS COMBRIDGE KDDI EUROPE SAHARADZ VERIZON CYPRESS CORPORATION KPN INTERNATIONAL SALIENCE CONSULTING CYTA LAMDA HELLIX SAMA VODAFONE CARRIER SERVICES DATAGROUP LANCK TELECOM SEAF VOICEKINGS DATAMENA LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS SECUCLOUD VOX CARRIER DE-CIX LEXICO TELECOM VOXBONE -COMM LIMECOM SIGMA TELECOM WAVECREST ICSS LINX - LONDON INTERNET EXCHANGE SIGNALHORN TRUSTED NETWORKS WIND HELLAS DIAL TELECOM LINXTELECOM SIGOS WIS TELECOM DIDWW LLC CAUCASUS ONLINE SOFIA CONNECT YOIP NETWORLD SOLUTIONS DIMOTEL MAAS TELECOM SPACE HELLAS ZAYO GROUP DOGAN TV MADA SPARKLE 11 & 12 September 2018, Istanbul NETWORKING AT CAPACITY EURASIA 2018

NETWORKING BREAKFASTS COFFEE BREAKS Kick start each day alongside all Capacity Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered when it comes WHY ATTEND CAPACITY EURASIA 2018? Eurasia 2018 delegates at the networking to keeping up your energy during the event! With breakfasts. From 8.30am on day one and plenty of coffee breaks to take advantage of, grab 9.15am on day two, fuel-up and get ready for a a bite to eat and take time to connect with fellow day full of business meetings. delegates.

LUNCHES EXTENDED NETWORKING Enjoy local and international dishes for lunch both Capacity Eurasia 2018 is all about building and days at Capacity Eurasia 2018. Take your time developing connections, new and old. For the to recharge and enjoy an informal opportunity to final few hours on day one, make the most of your meet with other delegates, establish new time by holding meetings, whether it’s in your connections and grow your business private meeting room, at your meeting table or at opportunities. your exhibition booth.

YOUR EXCLUSIVE ONLINE NETWORKING PLANNER TO SCHEDULE YOUR BUSINESS MEETINGS AT CAPACITY EURASIA 2018

• Gain access to MeetMe two weeks before Capacity Eurasia 2018 • Schedule your back-to-back meetings with new business EVENING DRINKS RECEPTION leads through MeetMe • Use the live-chat function, handy if you are running late! What better way to conclude your jam-packed • Use MeetMe to search the Capacity Eurasia 2018 day one at Capacity Eurasia 2018 than to delegate list unwind at the evening drinks reception? Finish the • Filter new business prospects by geographic location or day with a drink alongside all delegates in an company type informal environment. • Seal the deal as MeetMe remains open for two weeks after Capacity Eurasia 2018 & follow up on any incomplete leads CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

DAY ONE: TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2018 12:30PM CASE STUDY: DEPLOYING A DISAGGREGATED MODEL FOR LINX’S LON2 NETWORK

This session will provide an outlook on new EVPN routing 8:30AM REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST technology and the benefits for networks worldwide. Meet with all registered delegates over breakfast and introduce yourself

and your company before a busy day of meetings. Flemming Heino, Senior Network Architect, LINX

9:30AM CAPACITY MEDIA WELCOME REMARKS 12:45PM LUNCH AND NETWORKING

9:35AM OPENING KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: THE REGULATORY 2:00PM EXTENDED AFTERNOON NETWORKING OUTLOOK FOR 2018 Make the most of the opportunity to hold private meetings A regulatory update on next generation networks, the in your meeting room, at your meeting table or at your revision of regulations on right of way and facility sharing, booth in the expo. You can also use the MeetMe app to efficient use of spectrums, over-the-top (OTT) services and schedule your meetings and scan the list of attendees. This cloud computing. is an ideal time to catch up with existing clients and meet new potential business partners.

10:00AM KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: EXAMINING WHOLESALE TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TURKEY 5:00PM EVENING DRINKS RECEPTION This session will explore regional expansion, demand for connectivity from the Middle East and Europe, as well as proactive solutions to current challenges, next-generation telecommunications trends and growth opportunities in Turkey and the Eurasia region. • How has the wholesale telecoms landscape in Turkey changed over the last two years? • What challenges is the industry currently facing? • What are you doing to promote Istanbul as an international hub for telecoms? • Where are the growth opportunities and how do you see this region developing in the next few years?

Ivo Ivanov, CEO, DE-CIX Radivoje Trandafir, Region Director, CEE, GTT Dino Andreou, CEO, OTEGLOBE Radwan Moussalli, SVP and Head of Sales - Middle East, Central Asia & Africa, TATA COMMUNICATIONS Mehmet Toros, Group CEO, TURK TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL Emre Erdem, Carrier Relations & Wholesale Director, TURKCELL DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2018

9:15AM NETWORKING BREAKFAST 11:00AM COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK

10:00AM PANEL DISCUSSION: EVERY CLOUD DOES NOT HAVE AN 11:40AM PANEL DISCUSSION: DISCOVERING THE UNTAPPED IMPENETRABLE LINING - EVALUATING CYBER SECURITY POTENTIAL IN TERRESTRIAL AND SUBSEA ROUTES FOR DATA CENTRES AND CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS ACROSS EURASIA With exponential growth in demand for connectivity, the Turkey has long been established as a gateway between need for developments in cyber security has arguably been Asia and Europe, and Istanbul specifically as a hub for overlooked. This is a particular concern for data centres telecoms, due to its strategic geographic location for and cloud service providers, which hold extremely valuable terrestrial and subsea cable routes. It also features heavily data on behalf of a wide range of organisations, with in the Digital Silk Road. Eurasia’s strength is central land enormous implications if a secure network is breached. mass and this offers the potential for diversified routes, However, in the age of expanded service offerings, perhaps both terrestrial and subsea. This session will assess the this is an opportunity not to be missed. potential for new routes across the region. • What are the specific cyber security challenges affecting • In the constant quest for low latency, what are the data centres and cloud service providers? potential alternative routes? • What defence mechanisms are being put in place? • Are network upgrades necessary, or being implemented • How could AI and machine learning improve companies’ to maintain a competitive stance in the region? defence mechanisms to become more secure in the face • Is it possible to weigh up the benefits of subsea vs of a cyber-attack? terrestrial cables? • How can enterprises and customers be educated about • What is the impact of Caspian Sea and Black Sea cable the risks, as a precautionary measure? systems on terrestrial networks? • What are the risks and opportunities attached to • What is the impact of Caspian Sea and Black Sea cable decentralisation of data to the edge? systems on subsea cable networks e.g. SEA-ME-WE5?

Moderator: Apostolos Kakkos, Chairman & CEO, LAMDA Sandeep Maru, Regional Head – Middle East, BHARTI HELLIX AIRTEL Egemen Tas, CTO Innovation Labs, COMODO Maxim Akinin, Director of International Carrier Business, Mehmethan Şişik, MD Turkey, EQUINIX ROSTELECOM Paolo Ficini, CEO, SPARKLE TURKEY Erhan Donmez, Data Sales Director - Turkey, Caucasus & CIS, TURK TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL 10:45AM COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK 11 & 12 September 2018, Istanbul CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

11:35AM PANEL DISCUSSION: PROFIT-PRODUCING PLATFORMS 12:20PM REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT: A SNAPSHOT OF THE - ANALYSING THE ROLE OF OTTS AND VALUE-ADDED WHOLESALE TELECOMS MARKET IN AFGHANISTAN AND SERVICES IN THE TELECOMS ECOSYSTEM IRAQ As the wholesale market becomes more saturated, Regional experts will explore the investment opportunities the focus is increasingly on diversifying the range of and new market potential of Afghanistan and Iraq, including services, to obtain and retain customers and develop new revamping infrastructure and software development. revenue streams. OTTs are heating up the competition for operators, but now operators are catching on and the Sven Dirschauer-Grube, Senior Business Development balance could shift again. Director EMEA, TWILIO • How are operators co-operating with international partners to increase revenue streams from OTT services? • How are OTTs adapting to operators’ development of OTT 1:00PM services to remain competitive? LUNCH AND NETWORKING • What are OTTS doing to ensure quality of service for the end user? 2:30PM CLOSE OF CAPACITY EURASIA 2018 • What lessons can telcos learn from OTTs? • What are operators doing to avoid becoming dumb pipes? For speaking opportunities, please contact • How can content and traffic be held in Turkey? • What are the benefits of developing localised content, Sophia Simpson | Product Developer such as effect on capacity demand? [email protected] • How do censorship and regulations apply when content +44 (0)20 7779 7276 leaves Turkey? • What are the benefits of some value-added services over others?

Miles McWilliams, Head of Global Sales - IP Transit & CDN, DEUTSCHE TELEKOM ICSS Serkan Sevim, CEO, MEDIANOVA

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For more information, please contact: [email protected] MEET THE PRELIMINARY SPEAKERS Thought leadership from respected regional experts about market opportunities, key trends and challenges in Eurasia.

Sandeep Maru Ivo Ivanov Miles McWilliams Regional Head - Middle East CEO Head of Global Sales - IP Transit & CDN BHARTI AIRTEL DE-CIX DEUTSCHE TELEKOM ICSS

Mehmethan Şişik Radivoje Trandafir Apostolos Kakkos MD Turkey Region Director, CEE Chairman & CEO EQUINIX GTT LAMDA HELLIX

Flemming Heino Serkan Sevim Dino Andreou Senior Network Architect CEO CEO LINX MEDIANOVA OTEGLOBE

Maxim Akinin Paolo Ficini Radwan Moussalli Director of International CEO SVP and Head of Sales - Middle East, Carrier Business SPARKLE TURKEY Central Asia & Africa ROSTELECOM TATA COMMUNICATIONS

Mehmet Toros Erhan Donmez Emre Erdem Sven Dirschauer-Grube Group CEO Data Sales Director - Turkey, Carrier Relations & Wholesale Senior Business TURK TELEKOM Caucasus & CIS Director Development INTERNATIONAL TURK TELEKOM TURKCELL Director EMEA INTERNATIONAL TWILIO 11 & 12 September 2018, Istanbul SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES SHOWCASE YOUR COMPANY TO THE EURASIAN TELECOMS MARKET

BECOME AN EXHIBITOR Ensure you are seen by the key players in the Eurasian telecoms market. Exhibition stands offer the perfect hub for your clients to find you, as well as offering a platform for new business partners to find out more about your company.

BOOK YOUR MEETING TABLE A meeting table at the event provides a dedicated, yet informal, space for you to conduct your face-to-face meetings with new business contacts, as well as catching up with existing clients.

BOOK YOUR MEETING ROOM Meeting rooms at Capacity Eurasia 2018 provide an opportunity for you to escape the footfall of the main event with your own space, ideal should you need a more private environment for your business meeting.

GET IN TOUCH For more information on how you can get involved in Capacity Eurasia 2018, please contact:

Georgina Stroud +44 (0)20 7779 7284 [email protected] Great event for new business. Capacity Eurasia is a must-attend event that opens one door to two continents!. George Nikoloudis, Chief Operating Officer, OTEGLOBE

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Venue information InterContinental Istanbul Asker Ocagi Caddesi No. 1 Taksim, 34435 Istanbul, Turkey T: +90 212 368 4444 | W: www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/gb/en/istanbul

Experience five-star ambiance at one of Istanbul’s best-known addresses in the heart of the city. The InterContinental Istanbul is located in Taksim, commanding stunning views of the Bosphorus, the skyline of Istanbul and the Blue Mosque. The hotel is a short walk from Dolmabahce Palace and Lütfi Kirdar Congress Hall. Capacity Media has negotiated a discounted room rate for delegates requiring overnight accommodation at the InterContinental Istanbul. Once you have confirmed your registration for the event, we will provide details on how to book your room at the discounted rate. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS A LIMITED ROOM BLOCK AT THIS RATE AND ROOMS ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.

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